The caravan is sited on this 5 star award winning holiday
complex which is also one of the top coarse angling centres
in the country comprising 15 lakes.

Bookings now being taken for this season and 2007.

Open from March to October inclusive. Contact
Barry Killinger
on 07966 394717 for further details.

Half Way Round Up......

The endless Summer, which seemed to
start back in May, has finally given way to Autumn and therefore
this is a good time to take stock of what's been happening on
Verulam waters. The traditional season is now half way so this
round up will also be particularly interesting to the 430new members who have joined in the last few months and
may not yet be aware of what they've been missing out on.

Top of the pile just has to be
Moor Mill. It's barely a year since we took over this
neglected series of pits at Park Street, just South of St
Albans. Possibly even those in the know have been surprised
at the catches this year :- Toadless the Leather out at
least three times to 41lb. Plus we've seen crucians to 4.08,
a brace of tench to Paul Hill for almost 24lb, bags of bream
averaging 10lb! roach to 3lb, numerous double figure carp (
growing like crazy in the Island Pit), plus an original
stock common of 36lb. And how about 23 tench on the pole
averaging 5lb for Stu Pooley !!

And let's not ignore the
Frogmore match water just down the road. A new match
record of 62lb, double figure carp caught almost daily to
around 18lb plus quality bream to 5lb.

Over at Smallford the
weekend long carp match was a great success and quality
carp, as often as not over 20lb, have shown in good numbers.
We now believe we have four 30lb plus fish along with double
figure bream, tench to 12lb, roach over 2lb and a healthy
head of pike. Top match weight this year was 58lb but bags
of bream to 100lb have been reported.

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My favourite water, Riverside,
continues to improve. Although holding no mega specimens this water
holds good stocks of many species and you never know what's
coming next. It's not an overstocked easy water but there
are plenty of single and double figure carp alongside bream, tench,
roach and crucians. It's sheer beauty means this continues to
be arguably our top water.

The rivers have also fished well
with a 17lb barbel from Radwell, a 14lb from
Felmersham and, closer to home, numerous barbel to 10lb
and carp to 17lb from the Lea at MarfordFarm.

Room to mention just one more;
Troy Lake at Denham. Not for the faint hearted, this
massive waters stocks are few in number but large in size.
Chris knight, the editor of
Verulam Carp, put in many hours to be rewarded with a
single bream...of 18lb !!

Verulam Open Day - more pictures from August 19th at
Riverside Road

"A one-armed fisherman caught
one this big. Gedit?"

"That's right son, 50p for the
fish and a fiver for the bowl"

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Oscar Zehr went piking at Moor
Mill and ended up with a quick change of tactics and this
chunky 21lb common as a result. This fish, known as The
Perch, has put on over 7lb in a year since being stocked
from Frogmore

Ken
Neville, new member this year, enjoyed a good catch at
Leasey Bridge. In a 3hr evening session (after work) he
landed two chub to 3lb a barbel of 4lb and this magnificent
11lb 12oz carp from the river, all on luncheon meat.

No, not a
record gudgeon but evidence that our Marford barbel are
spawning. Peter Barker reports that it was adelight to
catch such a small barbel (about 4oz) on the Long Walk on 3rd
Sept. It took a 17mm pellet on a No. 6 hair rig! A one-eyed
mirror carp of 6lb also succumbed to his tactics. Have you
ever caught a smaller barbel?

With Winter looming why not take advantage
of our October offer to all VAC
members............. 15% discount on all
clothing including hoodys, fleeces, one
and two piece suits, over-trousers, and bib
and braces. [Discount off of MRRP and only
applies till 31st October 06]

Korum jacket
and bib and brace RRP £109.99 VAC offer price
£95.00

At least 10% OFF MRRP FOR ALL
MAJOR ITEMS IN STOCK FOR VAC MEMBERS .

Korum chair £59.99 / Trolley kit £44.99

With Christmas just around the corner
why not come over and have a browse and
get a few ideas and don't forget GIFT
VOUCHERS always available. Full summer
stock levels all year , hope to see you
soon.